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Croydon Natural History and Scientific Society Limited

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Official record Companies House · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources

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Previous officers 39

  1. Nicola Ruth Hunt 2023-2025 Director View profile
  2. Raymond Ernest Wheeler 2022-2022 Director View profile
  3. James Philip Bush 2019-2022 Director View profile
  4. Kenneth Edward Woodhams 2017-2025 Director View profile
  5. Kake Lorraine Pugh 2016-2017 Director View profile
  6. Mark Andrew Tyson 2013-2024 Director View profile
  7. Philip Barber 2007-2012 Director View profile
  8. Christopher John Westcott Taylor 2007-2021 Director View profile
  9. David Watson Gough 2004-2004 Director View profile
  10. David John Waghorn 2004-2017 Director View profile
  11. Ronald Brooker 2004-2018 Director View profile
  12. Celia Elaine Bailey Deceased 2004-2022 Director View profile
  13. Peter Coxhead 2003-2005 Director View profile
  14. Tasman Paul Rainey 2002-2020 Director View profile
  15. Brian Lancaster 2002-2023 Director View profile
  16. Dr Jane Mclauchlin 2002-2021 Director View profile
  17. John David Matthews 1997-2002 Director View profile
  18. John Northam 1997-2003 Director View profile
  19. Mary Saaler 1996-1999 Director View profile
  20. Muriel Elsie Shaw 1996-1997 Director View profile
  21. Brian John Stocker 1995-2007 Director View profile
  22. Kenneth Henry Edwards 1995-1996 Director View profile
  23. Elizabeth Ann Walder 1993-1996 Director View profile
  24. Valerie Linda Burford 1994 Director View profile
  25. Margaret Ruth Hyde 1994 Director View profile
  26. Marjorie Penry-Jones 1996 Director View profile
  27. Eleanor Nancy Redshaw 2003 Director View profile
  28. Florence Nellie Rooks 2004 Director View profile
  29. Ronald Charles William Cox 1997 Director View profile
  30. Dr John Beamish Greig 2023 Director View profile
  31. Frederick Arthur Sowan 1993 Director View profile
  32. John Bannister Gent 2000 Director View profile
  33. Ruth Doreen Mobbs Sowan 1993 Director View profile
  34. Edward Frith 2006 Director View profile
  35. Arnold Henry Shaw 2010 Director View profile
  36. Cyril Frederick Wilson 1993 Director View profile
  37. Pamela Frances Collins 2000 Director View profile
  38. Ian Garryk Payne 2010-2026 Secretary View profile
  39. Paul Wenning Sowan 2021 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
14/11/1967
Also a registered charity
Croydon Natural History and Scientific Society Limited

Ownership

Owned by (2) iOwned byIndividuals and companies registered as having significant control over this company, from the Companies House PSC (persons with significant control) register. People whose ownership could not be confirmed to one individual are not listed as confirmed owners.

  • Ian Garryk Payne ceased 2026-05-15
    significant influence · notified 2016-05-20
  • John Ivan Hickman ceased 2020-08-15
    significant influence · notified 2017-04-20
  • Possible match - name could not be confirmed to one individualiPossible matchThis PSC filing could not be confirmed to one individual. Not shown as confirmed ownership.

Group

  1. Croydon Natural History and Scientific Society Limited is controlled by Ian Garryk Payne
    Evidence
    ceased significant influence · notified 2016-05-20, ceased 2026-05-15 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Ian Garryk Payne.

Ownership paths are calculated from Companies House persons-with-significant-control filings. Each step shows the filed nature of control and dates; a step marked "ceased" is historical, not current.

Board analysis

Board DNA

How this board is put together, from the Companies House officer record and Charity Commission trustee records - deterministic, no AI.iBoard compositionCounted from the dated Companies House officer record: the current directors only, past directors excluded.

12 directors on the board

5.4y median 4y
average tenure
14y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (12)

1
left in the last 12 months

Gaps to watch

  • No director brings board experience from anywhere else
  • Narrow spread of sectors across the board

Where to look Suggested search: a director with board experience elsewhere; directors from a wider range of sectors.

Sources

Official record from Companies House. Governance Register calculates the connections.

Record details
Company number
00922278
Status
Active
Type
PRI/LTD BY GUAR/NSC (Private, limited by guarantee, no share capital)
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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